sustainable living

Want to teach your kids where their food comes from? A Kerala gardener turned her terrace into a thriving farm with 200+ plants. Her simple tips for growing cucumbers at home make gardening a fun, hands-on activity the whole family can enjoy — even in small spaces!

Jaya Rayaprolu's Bengaluru home harvests 1.3 lakh litres of rainwater, recycles 800 litres of grey water daily, and uses solar power, creating a self-sufficient and zero-waste living space.

From Himachal to Kerala, discover eco-friendly mud homestays across India that offer natural cooling, local charm, and a peaceful escape from the summer heat.

Explore Sathya Prakash Varanashi’s ‘Varanashi House’ in Bengaluru, a sustainable home that stays cool without AC, owing to natural materials, cross ventilation, and water features.

Architect Petchimuthu Kennedy’s Wendy House in Kerala is a masterpiece of sustainable design—built without cutting a single tree! Instead of clearing land, he designed the home around existing trees, proving that modern architecture can embrace nature. Could this be the future of eco-friendly living?

‘The Pirouette House’ stands out in Thiruvananthapuram. It is designed by Vinu Daniel to promote sustainable living by using waste, mud, bricks and the 'Rat Trap' masonry method.

Anirudha and Sucheta Ambekar, both IT professionals, turned their longing for rural life into reality. Their sustainable home, ‘Anant Farms’, near Pune, is built using stones and antique teakwood, emulating traditional architecture while incorporating modern sustainability practices, including rainwater harvesting and solar power.

Someshwar Singh from Uttar Pradesh went back to his village during the lockdown. While he has no plans to quit his corporate job, he elaborates how farming is just what he needed.

IIT graduates Sakshi Bhatia and Arpit Maheshwari left their high-paying US jobs to build a sustainable farm, Jeevantika, in rural India, embracing a simpler, eco-conscious life with a self-built mud house.

Akshay Bhatnagar turned his home into a green oasis, growing exotic varieties of fruits and vegetables.